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In the UK, it's not the case. Most have carts that have no such feature, though a good proportion do. From my own anecdotal experience living in less desirable areas, the use of the coin system tends to be in areas that would be more likely to have carts taken/stolen.

I remember this - I'd often try this with most CD-based games, PlayStation ones in particular used CD audio for game soundtracks.

This isn't really evidence that it's possible to make an engine that can crumple. In fact, quite the opposite.

This particular Corsa B (93-2000) was a 1.4i (1.4L engine) - the physical dimensions of the engine are extremely small[1], and there is a lot of empty space in the engine bay that isn't taken up by the main engine block (excluding various plastics, wiring, etc - actual metal). I don't think it's so much the case that this engine "could crumple", rather that there was a lot of space for the front to crumple into, before there was none left and the engine was then pushed into the cabin.

Engine blocks are, well, blocks of metal. They're not going to crumple in any meaningful way.

[1]: http://iheartautos.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/engine-b...

I see what you're trying to say, but you need to understand that those "distractions" or "drawbacks" you refer to about remote workers also exist, differently, for office workers. This does sound personal and simply that your company (or your experience) doesn't have the infrastructure to properly support remote workers. Because of this, your experience of remote workers is skewed (understandably).

That would affect the remotes as well and doesn't set anyone up for a good working environment. If your desk were all wobbly, lighting dim and office space generally just lousy, you'd say the same thing about the office space and how it isn't conducive to a positive work environment.

I work remotely for an SF company and, honestly, I dislike making trips to head office sometimes. Why? Because the entire place is a distraction. I observe (and get dragged into) multiple coffee walks/chats a day that take up 20/30 minutes at a time. The constant distractions of an open plan office are something that office workers don't notice, but remotes do. I can get more work done in 8 hours at home that I feel I can do in three days in that office. I've spent most of my career in an office and only became a remote worker a few years ago, but it's clear to me now just how much of a distraction an office is. I would argue that this is already a more than justifiable benefit of having a larger remote workforce.

A large % of my colleagues are also remote, and it works great. Almost every meeting happens with at least someone on VC, and it works. In-person meetings happen in the office, but Slack has become our primary method of sharing ideas and having conversation. Ideas have definitely formed over lunch, but more of them form when there's an active conversation in a Slack channel.

All of your reservations are justified, though, because that seems to be the default thinking of many people who either haven't been remote themselves or who have had a less than stellar experience of remote working. I can honestly say that the majority of our remote force across different teams (eng, support, sales) are the best in the company. But remote working isn't for everyone, and there have been people who thought it was be perfect way to work, only to crash and burn because they couldn't handle it.

My Facebook feed has become the equivalent of Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: THIS IS A MUST SEE.

Any personal status updates are lost in the sea of garbage and the "Share now" button is almost certainly to blame. Many older members my family who use Facebook do mistake "liking" a post for sharing it, and often share anything anything they see.

Having lived in London for a number of years before moving to NY in Jan, I have an intense, burning hatred of cab companies (whether it's the London black cab or New York's yellow cab). I will always, always use Lyft/Uber wherever possible. My reasons for hatred include:

- After arriving into JFK, I'd used up all my battery on the flight so decided, rather than wait to charge my phone at the airport, I'd get a local cab instead. The cab driver took me to Brooklyn.

We passed La Guardia.

After a heated argument, it still cost over 3x what it would've cost with Uber.

- Since I have a British accent, NY cabbies often assume I'm a tourist and will try and take the long way round (seriously, La Guardia?). I've had to correct them on more than one occasion about which route to take and they are always shocked when I start telling them which bridge to cross into the city or what street they should use.

- In London, I was out with some friends and one woman had missed the last tube home. Night buses from where we were wasn't an option, so we tried to hail a cab. After telling the driver where she needed to go, he told us to "fk off" and drove away. I requested an Uber for her and within 45 minutes, she was safely at home.

These are just highlights in the many terrible experiences of cabs, and my experience has been better with any ride sharing service. Why? Because customer ratings affect their ability to offer rides. Cab drivers have no such incentive, even if you call to complain with their medallion number. Unless the cab driver has done something illegal, I doubt anything happens.

Transmission wasn't on the Mac App Store, though the app was signed. Apple offers developers the ability to sign their apps distributed outside the Mac App Store to certify them as an Apple-identified developer https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/C...

As such, checking the source is still very much relevant here since this wasn't a compromised app in the Mac App Store, it's an app distributed outside it.

"Good news, everybody. Further reports indicate the bug doesn't delete the folder, just the contents. So, all that needs to be done is to make a protection folder one time."

Oh great! I'm glad it just deleted the files but leaves an empty folder intact. Really dodged a bullet there.

Spoke too soon, it's now even deleting files on sign in https://twitter.com/backblaze/status/698235688941187075

It gets worse, it'll also remove visible folders that have spaces at the start of names https://twitter.com/backblaze/status/698229651899092993

This looks great. Any plans to support (or at least provide an option for) using Safari view controller? Maybe even with reader mode as a default option (Tweetbot does this) which would probably eliminate the need for Readability.

Actually, this statement is kind of wrong - it's only the printers fault if it sabotages the cartridges. What if it doesn't? It could be the case that the cartridge was faulty, I wouldn't assume all printers sabotage cartridges (I use third-party epson ones all the time, have had the occasional faulty one).

Not disputing that some printers just refuse to work with third-party carts, but it's not the case with most printers I've used.

True, but limiting their system to first-party bulbs will likely mean a higher resolution rate and avoids the dreaded "sorry, you're going to have to speak to the bulb manufacturer". There's nothing more toxic to a customer support experience than two separate companies saying the other is to blame.

Since tech-savvy folks tend not to contact support, I'd wager this would've been viewed as significant.

That's exactly my point, the majority of people who do contact support are just average consumers. If removing third-party bulb support means a better experience for everyone and reduces the burden of support overall (both for users having to contact support and the support load itself), I completely understand their decision.

We tech-savvy people have a better understanding of things like compatibility, the drawbacks of third-party/unofficial accessories etc. But try explaining that to someone who has no interest or experience in this, and they'll just not understand - or care.

If Philips had stuck to their decision, it would've meant that, for anyone contact support, they could handle the entirety of the problem. This avoids the boomeranging of "well it might be your bulb, go speak to the people who made it".

I don't know many people who use home automation, lighting systems like this, but of those that do - all but one is not someone I'd consider tech-savvy.

I have no strong feelings one way or the other about this decision. Honestly, if I ever used this, I'd probably stick to first party products. As I get older, I find that I just don't care or want to spend the time fiddling with compatibility issues. If I'm in the market for automated light bulbs, chances are I'll have no problem stretching my budget to first party bulbs.

I've worked in tech support for many years, and the vast majority of people would blame the PC manufacturer or the operating system for the problems. I spent many years on the Genius Bar (back in the PowerPC and early Intel days) and, in almost, every interaction, the device was to blame - as far as the customer was concerned. In some cases, they were right, in others it was due to outdated software, buggy third-party drivers or just something they bought that was not Mac compatible. But as far as the customer was concerned, it didn't work so therefore it was a problem with their computer.

What has to be remembered is that the types of people who read Hacker News would understand, in more detail, what might be causing the issue and know troubleshooting is all part of the process. I bet printer companies get many calls a day from people who bought third-party cartridges (sometimes without realising) and complaining that their stupid printer isn't working and that it must be the printer's fault.

The vast majority of consumers who would walk into an Apple Store or Best Buy to purchase something like this, they just think of it as one big ecosystem. If it doesn't work with a bulb they bought off the internet, they will simply assume the product, as a whole, is terrible.

Photos had been exactly what I'm looking for in a photo management app. It's rock solid, I have all my photos available on all my devices, all of which update almost instantly. It was a total mess before, with fragmentation between iPhoto and Aperture, but this new solution actually seems to work really well and seems to be well received.

Everyone has a different experience but mine has literally been: take photo on iPad or iPhone, it appears on every device - including the Mac and Apple TV - almost instantly

As for Podcasts, I view many of Apple's apps as "starter apps". If you have outgrown what you can do or want to be able to do, that's what 3rd party apps are for. Power users like us make up a far smaller number of overall users than we think, so apps are intentionally designed to be simple, as opposed to restricted. If you want granular control, check out Overcast or Pocket Casts.

The iTunes Store itself is still ok, but Apple Music is a shitshow. The Music app has been so badly nerfed that I can't rely on it for a daily commute on the tube.

My experience has been the opposite, in the vast majority of cases where I've used Uber to/from airports (and that's a lot), the driver has almost insisted that they handle loading/unloading of luggage. Not sure if they're being courteous, it's for insurance purposes or they just don't want one of their customers damaging their car.

It may not be as good as the iPhone camera but it's still great, it's the same camera as the one fitted into the iPad range and there seem to be more people than ever using an iPad as a camera.

It's an improvement to the camera that was in the iPhone 4 though with the same megapixel count. I've taken photos with my iPad mini in a pinch and they still look good.

I'd probably argue that it just pigeon-holes the iPod touch into being primarily a gaming device when it can do much more. Not that gaming isn't a good reason to get one.

If that's your view of HR and what your company's HR department is like, I pity you.

HR is certainly working for the company, but the whole point is that they help mediate issues to avoid litigation. In order to do this, they need to provide as much assistance to employees as possible. In fact, it's in the company's best interest for their HR department to offer as much help as possible to employees.

If a HR department just brushed off complaints, it could be catastrophic for the company if that employee took legal action.

Your view of HR is extremely narrow.

While I'm sure he thought it was a story worth telling, walking out without making any attempt at reconciliation was just unprofessional.

What's worse, potential clients are going to Google his name, find this and then wonder if he'll bail on a project as well.

If I could recommend just one, it would be 1Password.

The problem isn't so much that people are complaining it doesn't work with iOS 7, it's that those reviews are usually accompanied by a low star rating or, in some cases, harsh criticism based upon the user's ignorance. I don't mean ignorant in a harsh or derogatory way, I mean it literally - the user doesn't know why and assumes that because the app is the thing that is crashing, it must be the app.